The draft letter, obtained by POLITICO, goes further than Huntsman’s own public statements to date in attacking President Barack Obama, and also appears to take veiled shots at prospective rivals including Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin. It bears a copy of Huntsman’s signature declaring “I am running for President of the United States,” and asks for contributions to “Jon Huntsman for President.” …

The 8-page mailer is printed under what looks like a potential Huntsman campaign logo, indicates it is paid for by “Jon Huntsman for President, Inc.,” and lists a P.O. Box in Merrifield, Va., that is registered to a “JHFP, Inc.”

A Huntsman aide stressed that the former governor’s advisers did not authorize the language in the mailer.

“Neither Gov. Huntsman, nor any of his advisers with authority over content, message, or strategy had even seen a draft of these letters, more or less provided input,” Huntsman spokesman Tim Miller said in a statement. “The mail firm drafted these letters on spec with no knowledge of Gov. Huntsman’s intentions, time frame, etc. This was merely a draft sent on spec by an overeager mail firm.”

The draft pegs his official candidacy to June 14—the day after the New Hampshire GOP presidential debate—but Huntsman aides insisted he does not plan to announce his campaign on that date.

Walter Lukens, founder of the firm that produced the mailer, said his firm, The Lukens Company, has signed a contract with Huntsman to work on a possible presidential campaign, and has sent drafts of the letter to mail vending firms to secure mailing lists and dates for a possible mailing. Lukens said his firm registered the P.O. box used in the mailing on behalf of Huntsman.

Huntsman, who said he wouldn't participate in the New Hampshire debate on Monday because he hasn't decided whether to run for president, also told CNN last night that he was "about a week and a half out" from an announcement.